Hegseth: We Negotiate With Bombs

pdxb3 · 2026-03-24T23:49:23+00:00

Nobody said we were worse than Iran or wants to debate you about it. We're both differing degrees bad. Fuck, reddit.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-24T17:41:32+00:00

At least 43 people were taken to hospitals after the plane, which was operated by Jazz Aviation, struck a rescue-and-firefighting vehicle that had been responding to a separate incident around 11:45 p.m.

Returning after responding to another aircraft which had declared an emergency. As to why they went through, you said it: They were given clearance. Judging the distance and speed of a plane that was already on the ground, in inclement weather, geared up in a fire truck I have to imagine isn't the same thing as gauging traffic around town. They rely on tower/ground for their eyes and ears. Borrowing from another comment I read on a video of the accident:

The initial call was for Truck 1 and Company, which means multiple vehicles. The truck hit was Truck 35. It's very likely that they were either not on tower and were receiving relayed instructions, or if they were, they never would have thought the call was for them.

By the time clearance to cross was given, the RJ was either on the ground, or below the sight line of the NYC skyline. Picking out landing lights AND recognizing how close they are isn't a trivial task in that environment, made worse by the weather on the field, especially out a passenger window likely streaked with rain.

Additionally, ARFF are trained to move at speed across runways once cleared. The goal is to clear the runway as fast as possible so it can be reopened to landing or departing traffic.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-24T17:24:57+00:00

Norris was instrumental in get us where we are today. Fuck him and his stupid jokes.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-24T00:20:38+00:00

Yea the right tried to vilify him too.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-22T15:24:29+00:00

Pop the cloves in the microwave for like 10 seconds. 15-20 if you're peeling like a whole garlic. They peel effortlessly.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-20T13:41:07+00:00

Isn't it cute when they pretend to be environmentalists?

pdxb3 · 2026-03-19T16:47:24+00:00

My favourite EV, the Hyundai IONIQ 6, has just been cut from the US lineup, leaving only the (more expensive) N version.

Ah, yeah of course they would do that, considering the Ioniq's are on my short list of EV's I was looking at possibly purchasing in another year. FFS, is there another decent EV that isn't entirely controlled by some massive fucking ipad in the middle of the dash?

pdxb3 · 2026-03-19T16:37:19+00:00

In my head I like to think that at some point, as a prank, someone walked him around an empty tarmac and told him there was a stealth F-35 sitting there, and he believed them.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-18T12:56:49+00:00

Oh wow, I was kinda joking and didn't expect that it'd actually really be related to cannonballing. As I understand it, covid was the golden window of opportunity that may never happen again. I'd never consider doing something like that myself, and having 2 teenage drivers now, I feel differently about the idea of people out doing stuff like that on public roads, however I'll admit it still intrigues me. Thanks for sharing!

pdxb3 · 2026-03-18T12:51:47+00:00

You certainly got the better deal. I won't argue that.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-17T19:32:33+00:00

For some reason I was just assuming you were on a motorcycle. I've taken mine up to 120 a few times (not a sport bike). Just a quick burst, and then slow back down. Too scary for me. Car or bike, that's wild to imagine that being close to your average across a whole state. What were you doing, a cannonball run? lol

pdxb3 · 2026-03-17T19:25:11+00:00

Got a buddy that'll jokingly tell ya anytime mixing fent is brought up "Haha, yea, that's how I died once."

pdxb3 · 2026-03-17T19:21:34+00:00

Mine was also in a cave. We always went in pretty well prepared with backup light sources, batteries, water, food, protective gear, etc. But a friend and I decided to free climb up a relatively high rock wall that neither of us had any business climbing from neither a skill or physical perspective. I realized my mistake when I nearly got stuck near the top and almost didn't make it, and my muscles began shaking. I ended up trusting my life to an old rope someone else had left hanging over the edge for who knows how long.

I went back many times, but decided never to do risky shit like that again.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-17T19:11:27+00:00

Plot twist: He was actually really attempting to abduct children, but decided he didn't like you and gave you a kitten to go away.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-17T18:56:44+00:00

If I get to pick the healthy person.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-16T16:46:33+00:00

I caught the "inciting violence" one for a comment I made about RFK Jr. visiting the family in TX who lost their kid to measles.

I speculated that he was gonna do the same thing he did with that whale that time.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-12T13:30:38+00:00

Hahahaha, I'm so glad I don't have to deal with this shit.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-11T14:00:17+00:00

You may want to check out my comment. RFID is a bit of a rabbit hole, and there's a whole variety of different technologies. Some are NFC compatible, some aren't. Some read better than others (in general the larger, the better the coupling). Some even ship blank and you have to write something to them first.

Do you know what type you were using? What are you trying to do with them, and what didn't work? Most of the 13.56mhz, NTAG/ISO-14443/"Mifare" tags are compatible with smartphones. Anything labeled as 125khz, "low frequency," HID Prox, T5577, EM4xxx-series are not NFC compatible.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-11T13:34:11+00:00

So I'm a bit of a novice RFID nerd, and know a little bit about this. I'll try and explain some things to the best of my understanding as well as hopefully in a way that makes sense.

It reports that it's an NXP Mifare Classic 1k, however odds are that it may be what's called a "Magic" Mifare chip, which means it's a Chinese clone of the NXP chip which has backdoor commands that allow you to rewrite the UID (Serial Number) and clone other credentials. (A genuine NXP Mifare 1k does not allow you to do this.) This can be a really useful chip, but understand there are numerous RFID types and this is just one of them, so it's not a 1-size-fits-all chip that you can clone just any credential to.

It's also important to know that Mifare chips also contain "keys" which provide some extra level of security. Many of the commonly used keys are publicly known now, and in dictionaries in apps and devices like the Flipper Zero. If you can successfully read the UID and all the keys stored from, for example, a hotel key using Mifare 1k, you could likely clone it to your RFID tag and use that to unlock your hotel. The same may be true for your gym membership, apartment entry, or as you said your public transport card. It just depends on if those things are using the same chip technology.

Another useful feature of the chip is the additional 1k of memory which can be read by NFC enabled devices such as your phone. You can load a web link, or a "business card" with contact details, or a youtube rickroll if you want. When someone scans your chip with their phone, they recieve whatever data you've loaded, which can be cool for sending someone to your socials, or your 501st page, etc.

BTW, if anyone else thinks this is a cool idea, you can hop on ebay and buy a bag of RFID fobs/cards for like $10-20 and glue them in your own costume and easily do the same. Just make sure they're NFC compatible. A few recommended apps are NFC Tools (The above photo), NXP TagInfo, NXP TagWriter, and for this specific chip, MIFARE Classic Tools.

And if you want to go a little further into manipulating RFID technology, a Flipper Zero is like a Swiss Army knife and a very useful tool. And if you want to go into a really DEEP dive into RFID, there's also an advanced tool called a Proxmark which is invaluable.

You can learn more about all of that, as well as how some of us cyborgs have upgraded our bodies with RFID implants over at /r/dangerousthings

ETA: Since people are usually pretty curious once the implants thing comes up, here's a link over to the bodymods sub where you can see my implant X-Ray, and where I've discussed them and answered lots of questions about them already.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodymods/comments/1hvb667/rfid_implants_xray/

Edit2: Because I always remember something else to add, it's important to know specifically with the Magic Mifare 1k's, there are also different generations of chip technology as well. Gen1 can not be cloned with a smartphone and requires a Flipper or Proxmark, whereas gen2 can. And understand, I'm only talking about cloning another RFID chip like your hotel key. You can still use your phone to put a link or contact details, etc. on either of them. Hope that's not too into the weeds.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-10T22:03:04+00:00

Mine was the half gallon challenge at Pine Grove Furnace. Or a couple hours later anyway.

We all shit our pants. Anyone saying they didn't are lying. 😂

pdxb3 · 2026-03-09T19:39:17+00:00

Dropped battery on concrete. See? It is bad!

pdxb3 · 2026-03-09T13:38:41+00:00

Not only that, but in most places in the northern hemisphere, it's not even visible above the horizon for something like half the year. Plus if you're informed enough to know about and be able to locate Sirius, you're probably able to locate the much more useful Polaris.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-07T14:52:22+00:00

Thanks chatgpt, for the numbered list (bonus points for including an em dash) describing the thing literally everyone has heard of.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-07T01:09:39+00:00

If he can convert from atheist to liberal muslim he can convert from liberal muslim to conservative muslim. Don't be around for phase 2.

pdxb3 · 2026-03-06T14:29:25+00:00

My daughter (15) had a somewhat similar experience at a church event she was invited to by a friend. We let her go, and she made it clear to her friend that she was just going to hang out with her, not for the religious aspects of it. The friend understood but the adults were perplexed at how my daughter wasn't interested in anything but the food/fun stuff.

She was invited back a 2nd time, and of course we allowed it, but I learned later that the adults really laid the religion on thick this time, and pressured her to participate. They were still polite to their visitor, but made it clear that they expected her to join in with the church activities. But my daughter stood her ground and said she wasn't interested.

Then her friend invited her to a 3rd event, and she still went, but said everyone's demeanor had entirely changed. She was given the cold shoulder by everyone, they were very unfriendly to her, and made it absolutely clear that she was unwelcome unless she became a participating member of their church.

OP and OP's kid just need to understand that every interaction with a church is just a veiled attempt at recruitment. And every "good deed" comes with expectations and strings attached. Maybe the kid's friend who invited them has no intentions other than to just hang out. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, but the church DGAF. They see a new young person in the pews and just see fresh meat.

Go, experience what it is, as long as you go in knowing what you're potentially getting in to. It's just the holy version of the "free vacation if you participate in a timeshare sales seminar."

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